A brief introduction
About Me
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I am a member of the Institute of Transactional Analysis (ITA), a member organisation of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). As well as being in ongoing personal therapy myself (and have been for the past four years) I am also in regular therapy supervision. I have lived in Edinburgh for the past eleven years and am in my fourth (and final) year of formal training as a psychotherapist.
Having set myself up in private practice, I've been working with individual clients, groups and couples since 2008, and have experience of offering support to clients with a range of issues, including problems surrounding depression, confidence, sexuality, eating disorders, anxiety, relationship troubles, career concerns and more.
As a young, male practitioner, I’m keen to confront the popular stereotype of counsellors and therapists as either bearded middle-aged men in corduroy and cardigans, or middle-aged women with chunky knit jumpers, tie-dyed skirts and handmade jewellery. (Though I do quite like wearing corduroy.) I also seek to challenge the image of therapy as being about long, impersonal silences and harsh questioning - I believe the therapy room can support a wide range of contemporary issues, and I seek to handle them with respect, commitment, humour and personality.
It was my own experience of counselling which drew me to train as a therapist. I believe that many people can benefit from undertaking work in a counselling or therapy setting, to resolve issues from their past which may still be impacting current situations or relationships, and forming a strong therapeutic relationship is key making this a successful process. Each client bring their own unique experiences into the room, and this requires a committed, personal response from me as the therapist.
Ultimately I consider my role in the therapy room to be about supporting clients effectively as they work towards increased personal awareness, heightened spontaneity in daily life, and a more authentic, intimate way of interacting with others.
Last summer I took part in Antony Gormley's One and Other art project in London - find out more about what I did during my time on the 'fourth plinth' here.
See What is TA? for more information about the specific therapeutic modality I work within, and please contact me with any queries.
Having set myself up in private practice, I've been working with individual clients, groups and couples since 2008, and have experience of offering support to clients with a range of issues, including problems surrounding depression, confidence, sexuality, eating disorders, anxiety, relationship troubles, career concerns and more.
As a young, male practitioner, I’m keen to confront the popular stereotype of counsellors and therapists as either bearded middle-aged men in corduroy and cardigans, or middle-aged women with chunky knit jumpers, tie-dyed skirts and handmade jewellery. (Though I do quite like wearing corduroy.) I also seek to challenge the image of therapy as being about long, impersonal silences and harsh questioning - I believe the therapy room can support a wide range of contemporary issues, and I seek to handle them with respect, commitment, humour and personality.
It was my own experience of counselling which drew me to train as a therapist. I believe that many people can benefit from undertaking work in a counselling or therapy setting, to resolve issues from their past which may still be impacting current situations or relationships, and forming a strong therapeutic relationship is key making this a successful process. Each client bring their own unique experiences into the room, and this requires a committed, personal response from me as the therapist.
Ultimately I consider my role in the therapy room to be about supporting clients effectively as they work towards increased personal awareness, heightened spontaneity in daily life, and a more authentic, intimate way of interacting with others.
Last summer I took part in Antony Gormley's One and Other art project in London - find out more about what I did during my time on the 'fourth plinth' here.
See What is TA? for more information about the specific therapeutic modality I work within, and please contact me with any queries.
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Copyright Gareth Davies © 2008-10
Email: gareth@wayforwardcounselling.co.uk
Email: gareth@wayforwardcounselling.co.uk
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My name is Gareth Davies, and I’m training as a Transactional Analysis psychotherapist at the Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute (CPTI) in Edinburgh.